premake / premake/premake-core
Support for generating tasks.json, launch.json, etc. while using vscode.
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Description
What problem will this solve?
I use vscode as my primary code editor. Having a build system that supports its tasks would be very helpful.
What might be a solution?
Premake could support the generation of .json files for vscode like it does for visual studio.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing Premake's existing Visual Studio generation path and the VS Code tasks.json and launch.json formats mentioned in the issue. Define which VS Code files and build or launch mappings are in scope; done means Premake can generate the agreed JSON files reliably for a project.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- vscode
- Domain
- build-system, devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100